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1: Phys Med Biol. 2002 Nov 21;47(22):4107-20.Click here to read Links

Calculation of the x-ray film response to heavy charged particle irradiation.

Spielberger B, Scholz M, Krämer M, Kraft G.

Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.

A model was developed to calculate the response of films to heavy ion irradiation as a function of particle type and energy. It is based on the local effect model and was extended to be applied to the non-homogeneous target of photographic emulsions. The calculation was performed for protons and carbon ions in the energy range from 2 to 430 MeV u(-1). The calculated film responses are in very good agreement with experimental data. Based on this model calculation a data base of film responses was set up. This enables a three-dimensional dose verification with films in the heavy ion tumour therapy project at GSI, Darmstadt.

PMID: 12476985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]